Dozier Crane & MacHinery, Inc. v. Gibson

MlKELL, Judge.

In these consolidated cases, plaintiffs Jeff Gibson and Christopher Judge allege that Dozier Crane & Machinery, Inc. (“Dozier”), a buyer and seller of heavy equipment, is liable for injuries they sustained while performing construction work on behalf of general contractor Pinkerton & Sons (“Pinkerton”) at the Mickve Israel Synagogue in Savannah. At the time they were injured, Gibson and Judge were guiding metal rebar to the ground. They were injured when the boom of a crane, which was lifting the rebar, allegedly touched an overhead power line. The crane was leased by Pinkerton…